Kingsbarns Journal

We are delighted to announce that Kingsbarns Distillery's first ever single malt Scotch whisky release; The Founders’ Reserve Inaugural Release will be ready to release later this year and will be bottled solely for the pleasure of the Kingsbarns Founders’ Club. This is the first ever single malt to be released by the fledgling, family owned, Lowland Distillery. It will make up one in a series of five, exclusive, annual bottlings that will be delivered directly to Founders’ from 2018 to 2022. The Founders’ Reserve Inaugural Release comprises of several casks filled in 2015 using the wood policy set under...

 6 month Installment payments are still available until the end of June and from the 1st of July 3 month installment payments will be available! After receiving your initial welcome pack, as a member of our Founders’ Club you will be one of the first to own single malt whisky from our distillery when you receive a bottle of Kingsbarns Single Malt Founders’ Reserve in mid 2018. A further Founders’ Club Reserve bottling will be sent to you annually until 2022, making a total of 5 bottles of Kingsbarns Founders' Club Reserve. Join today! Share this story:

The Wemyss family’s fledgling Fife distillery visitor centre was opened to the public on St Andrews Day 2014, with spirit distillation beginning in January 2015. After a few months perfecting the spirit style, the distillery manager, Peter Holroyd, proudly filled the first casks on March 23rd 2015. Initially, all the casks selected were first fill ex Bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill Distillery in Kentucky. The very first cask filled is on display for visitors to see in the oldest part of the farm steading visitor centre called the doocot. Scotch whisky has to be matured in oak barrels for a...

Founders' Club members are invited to a choice of two events at the Distillery to celebate the 3rd anniversary of our opening. Please check your emails and log on to the Founders' Club website for full details.